The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-29

i many shocks. if not properly put mp. thereby
/ damaging the fodder before the corn Is
husized. 3d-lls a matter OF economy in labor
of gathering The crop il pays, costing but little
| more TO gather than to cut up and shock be-
! fore hu-king.
TO illustrate the first al these reasons some
ten years ago Il friend of mine, living q few
criDbing corn the first week in October. The
! weather WAS warm, ears large. He remarked
I the corn would spoil, the weather was 50 M
/ suitable and 80 early ia the season, and when
/ he 10 ked in The crib and ] told him The di-
/ menSions uf il were thirty feet long, six feet
| wide and eleven feet high why he was Just sure
/ it would spoil. Well I kept right ON and had
/ the crib fall by The middle OF October, always
| careful to crib hen drA. without dew or rlin
! just a. would crop OF hay. The result was
4 not ear spoilt to the best Of my knowledge
! from 50 doing. The following spring / was de-
1 livcring some corn at salem 10 Il deaief when
! | observed he had several hundred bushels of
damaged corn spread ont on his store house
+ floor. asked him where that came from, and
I was surprised to hear him mention my
4 friends name who va. opposed to early
/ cribhing. He did his husking i'll November
/ when there was lots of rain heavy dews and
/ shorter days. carried in wet or dry MIS- most
convenient, and put IN wagon-houSe crib
much nearer three feet thru IS feet wide and
/ YET it spoiled.
/ With such management a. the foregoing nv
| crops, haVeaVcIaged fora number OF years from
| loo 70 abusheis oi ears per acre. In the year
1881 had over IN bushels OF cars per acre on
/ twenty acres and no manure used broadcast:
not maximum ctols, bal paying ones a farm
/ ing gees fo4 The labor and expense bestowed
ON tie same Having just given my own plac-
tieal experience mot fheorct csl j. il may be ~
/ ianlt III The estimation 81 many in some re-
| spects. but such a. it i ! viii leave 10 Your
/ consideration and reflection. Respectfully,
WoopArTT PETIT,
/ The report was ordered received and filed
and a vote of thanks extended to Mr. Petit
| for his able article.
Mr.. Graf called attention to the contro-
versy about twenty-five years ago between
David Petit, father Of Woodruff Petit.
and Horace Greeley, editor of the New
/ York Tribune, on the respective merits of
shallow and deep blowing, and Of the inter-
est which the discussion awakened in Sa-
| lem county. Several minutes We're then
| taken up with discussions and questions
regarding the different points raised ON
| this subject.
Allen Moore gave an instructive talk on
the culture of white potatoes, which was
followed by a lengthy discussion by the
members ON matters connected with potato
| raising. The ''scab' on potatoes was thor
oughly discussed and remedies for prevent
ing it were offered.
A short recess was then taken to allow
any present who desired an opportunity to
join the organization. Six new names
| were enrolled.
NJ. ID. Dickinson stated that the reports
| of the State Board would probably be dis
/ trlDuted IN 4 lew days.
! j. Walter Paneoast offered the following
resolution, which was adopted, and Edwin
| Colson. Woodnut Petit and Frank Davis
were appointed as the committee:
wHesEAs.-Much of salem county IS well
| adapted TO raising good stock, and
! WHEREAs:-This county now has stock suita-
| BILE for breeding, draft coach, road and tl0t.
ting horses, and several herds OF pure bloadei
| cattle and other stock, and
WHEREAs:-It IS believed that ii farmers
desired at fair prices. stock breeding Ia this
| county would be largely increased asld become
| more profitable, and
| MHEREAs:-lt is thought stock sale follow
l ing the NoodstoWn Exhibition would hiring
/ numerous buyers from various sections at the
| country, therefore
! Resofeed-That this county board appoint
4 a committee 10 ascertain il such an animal
sale i desirable and feasible and report ~
| the next meeting of the hoard
Mr.. Pancoast also offered the following
| additional resolutions, which were adopted:
| WHERE ss:-DiSsolved south Carolina rock i
a much cheaper source OF rhosphorice acid
than dissolved bone, and
| HEREAs:-The valne of the first 10 the crop
subsequent 10 that To which Il i applied i
| questioned, therefore
ReSotred--That the salem County Board oi
| Agriculture request our experiment station
TO carry ON such experiments as Will decide
! the relative agricultural value Of pho>phorc
acid from dissolved rock and from dissolved
/ bone.
! WnEHEAs:-The peach growers Of Delaware
| have succeeded in obtaining much moro re
muner3tise prices through their organization
! than they had previously, and
/ WKEEEA SIN he conditions here i no rcst
/ son 10 believe that the melon ana sweet potato
! growers Of this county should not reap equal
| advantages from 4 like Organization, there
! fore
I Reselresl-That the subject Of the organizft
! ti0n OF our melon and sweet potato growers ia
( order market their crops AT better prices, De
! one of the subjects FOR discussion al our next
/ meeting IN haf section.
/ Woodstown was fixed upon rs the next
place Of meeting and the meeting adjourn
I cd to ho.d its next session on Wednesday,
/ July 21th, 1887, at O'clock p. NJ
/ The organization seems to be growing
rapidly in favor, now numbering sixty
members.